Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-04-27

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Fate in his earnest and industrious
efforts to raise the already good con-
dition of the schools.
The school sociabie Friday night
WAS one of the most successful en-
tertainmcnts OF the kind ever given
III Elk Point. Although the wealth
er was 80 bad during the day as to
discourage the teachers and pupils
at II time from their purpose and
caused serious thoughts of postpone
mcnt it was finally concluded to
proceed as previously arranged and
the clouds pass away the people
began o gathcr an soon filled the two
upper rooms. The Elk Point Silver
Cornet Band was present and made
The large school building ring With
their excellent music. Fine quar-
trttes were rendered with organ ac-
compartments and Il number Of
choice selections given when Prof.
Collins announced that Mr.. Alison
h0yee would sell 1T auction at The
uniform price OF twenty-five cents
escA the numerous lunch baskets
prepared by the ladies and donated
to the achnol. These carefully pre-
pared ana beautifully decorated
lunch baskets went like hot cakes
and the novelty of eating a nice
lunch prepared away from home
with the privilege of eating the same
with the donor, struek the gentlemen
Sc favorably that there were scarcely
baskets enough to supply the de-
mand. Amid the merriment and
laughter the COURIER reporter
noticed a few Of the benedicts and
bachelors beaning with smiles pre-
sent the cards found in their baskets
and settle down To enjoy the viands
purchased. Hon. Il. G. Ericsson
boosted the pleasure of having Sc
cured the school poetess, Miss Jen-
ME Blair. Lon. Hasson's ditlidence
disappeared under the cheerful pres
ence of Jennie Bovee. Prot. Demp-
ster eat with the winsome Lizzie Con-
molly. Mat. Gehring, Esq. accused
Sheriff ovee of purloining the card
from his baske Ell and was sometime
in figuring out that it was the taste.
fully prepared lunch Of Mrs. Emory
Morris to whom he flew with the
alacrity Of a humming bird and
passed the lunch hour in pleasant
chat, Judge Blair and Nj. Hoffman
conspicuous for bashfulness, spent
the hour fasting, We found Emory
Morris comfortably seated with Mrs
T.. C. Ericsson, and f. w. Smytht
sharing the lunch of Mrs Nining
while the stolid old bachelor, al
Hasson, enjoyed the luncheon o
Mrs. t. Stephenson. Prof. Keitl
was seer ready to share his luncl
with his neighhors, well back ia tn.
house eating with Miss Kate Per
kins, and just in front were Jane
Cassidy and Miss Cora Nina. Gee
r. Freeman and DR.. W. j. Conl'
were found encircled by their owl
families and looked as cosy az If a
home around their own firesides
The luncheon yas certainly an er
ioyable feature Of the entertainment
both in quality and the manner G
disposing Of it. After the appetit
had been abundantly satisfied
game of "bean bag was announce
in which almost the whole andient
gleefally participated until nearl
IL o'clock. The school besides fu
nishing an evenings, pleasant ente
tainment, realized a handsome prot
which will be used in enlarging the
library which is already nicely star
. cd and by such enterprise may 500
} assume considerable proportions.
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